Start Cam Ward or Tanner McKee? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tanner McKee over Cam Ward

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Tanner McKee

QB · PHI · at WAS

Market projects: 13.1; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs QB: 22.7; 2nd most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

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Cam Ward

QB · TEN · at CIN

Market projects: 11.9; recent weeks avg
CIN D vs QB: 17.1; 16th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 56 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Cam Ward for Tanner McKee?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tanner McKee projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.8 a game over 9 games), Cam Ward 112 (12.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tanner McKee over Cam Ward.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Tanner McKee over Cam Ward in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Tanner McKee at 13.1 points and Cam Ward at 11.9, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Tanner McKee this week yet, so his 13.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (12.4 and 13.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cam Ward this week yet, so his 11.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (12.5, 11.1 and 12.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tanner McKee yet. His market-based projections were 12.5 and 13.7 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 13.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Cam Ward yet. His market-based projections were 12.5, 11.1 and 12.1 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 11.9, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Tanner McKee 1.2 points ahead of Cam Ward on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Tanner McKee and PHI visit WAS on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

WAS allowed 22.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 266 yards and 2-3 touchdowns a game against WAS, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

Cam Ward and TEN visit CIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CIN allowed 17.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 254 yards and a touchdown a game against CIN, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Tanner McKee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tanner McKee is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Tanner McKee played 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 86 times and threw an average of 6.7 air yards per attempt.

Tanner McKee, Week 6 against CAR: 64 of 64 snaps, 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Tanner McKee, Week 7 against DAL: 62 of 62 snaps, 23 of 35 passes for 211 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Through Week 7, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 232 times and threw an average of 7.0 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 4 against BAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 27 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 5 against HOU: 63 of 63 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 170 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 6 against IND: 46 of 46 snaps, 11 of 22 passes for 102 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 7 against CLE: 63 of 63 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 181 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tanner McKee played 4 games for PHI and scored 14.8 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing QB55.

He completed 24 of 43 passes for 274 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, and ran 8 times for 8 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 3 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tanner McKee, Week 18 of 2025 against WAS: 21 of 40 passes for 241 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 3 yards, 12.9 PPR points.

In 2025, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Cam Ward for Tanner McKee?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tanner McKee projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.8 a game over 9 games), Cam Ward 112 (12.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tanner McKee over Cam Ward.
Should I drop Tanner McKee for Cam Ward?
No. Keep Tanner McKee: he projects 124 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (13.8 a game over 9 games), Cam Ward 112 (12.4 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Tanner McKee over Cam Ward.

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